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The Esses

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The Square, Upper Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales, NP44 5AQ, United Kingdom
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Climb Profile

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180 m200 m220 m240 m8.7% from 0 m to 2 m8.5% from 2 m to 7 m6.1% from 7 m to 17 m12.2% from 17 m to 22 m8.5% from 22 m to 29 m16.7% from 29 m to 31 m14.3% from 31 m to 38 m20.3% from 38 m to 44 m21.1% from 44 m to 46 m15.1% from 46 m to 51 m14.0% from 51 m to 57 m22.2% from 57 m to 59 m12.8% from 59 m to 67 m10.1% from 67 m to 75 m14.8% from 75 m to 77 m12.0% from 77 m to 87 m29.8% from 87 m to 92 m16.9% from 92 m to 98 m0.0% from 98 m to 100 m5.7% from 100 m to 107 m3.7% from 107 m to 112 m-1.7% from 112 m to 135 m12.2% from 135 m to 147 m-2.4% from 147 m to 155 m12.0% from 155 m to 167 m4.2% from 167 m to 172 m8.1% from 172 m to 182 m13.2% from 182 m to 189 m18.2% from 189 m to 192 m14.0% from 192 m to 196 m11.9% from 196 m to 206 m21.1% from 206 m to 208 m15.7% from 208 m to 213 m13.6% from 213 m to 222 m11.1% from 222 m to 224 m14.0% from 224 m to 229 m18.2% from 229 m to 235 m15.8% from 235 m to 239 m16.7% from 239 m to 242 m12.8% from 242 m to 253 m28.6% from 253 m to 257 m14.7% from 257 m to 264 m18.7% from 264 m to 267 m25.8% from 267 m to 270 m16.2% from 270 m to 278 m22.6% from 278 m to 284 m19.2% from 284 m to 289 m21.4% from 289 m to 295 m15.4% from 295 m to 301 m0.0% from 301 m to 304 m3.4% from 304 m to 315 m5.3% from 315 m to 330 m10.0% from 330 m to 332 m16.9% from 332 m to 338 m13.5% from 338 m to 346 m13.3% from 346 m to 353 m9.5% from 353 m to 355 m26.1% from 355 m to 358 m8.7% from 358 m to 362 m20.0% from 362 m to 368 m3.6% from 368 m to 379 m8.3% from 379 m to 382 m2.2% from 382 m to 400 m0.0% from 400 m to 402 m10.2% from 402 m to 414 m16.2% from 414 m to 421 m0.0% from 421 m to 423 m10.0% from 423 m to 425 m8.0% from 425 m to 435 m11.3% from 435 m to 446 m11.9% from 446 m to 454 m17.9% from 454 m to 461 m13.2% from 461 m to 468 m0.0% from 468 m to 470 m13%6%17%8%11%0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryUncategorised
Distance0.47 km / 0.29 miles
Elevation gain52.2 m / 171 ft
Average gradient11.1%
Maximum gradient20.8%
Elevation high236.6 m / 776 ft
Elevation low184.4 m / 605 ft
Climb difficulty score5,220.84

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Climb Rank

How does this climb compare against every other climb in the world?

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This climb ranks 1,064,305th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 96,438th most difficult cycling climb of all 332,744 climbs in United Kingdom.

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Places 12,716th out of 26,148 cycling climbs in Wales.

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Ranks 236th out of 535 cycling climbs in Torfaen.

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A local climb of note, this is the 5th most difficult cycling climb (out of 6 climbs) in Upper Cwmbran.

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